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Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

FFY 2018 UPWP: MPO Endorsement

On June 15, 2017, the MPO board voted to endorse the public review draft of its Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) (pdf)(html) The FFY 2018 UPWP is expected to be approved by our federal partners in late summer and take effect on October 1, 2017.

Refer to the webpage below for previously developed UPWP documents, including the current (FFY 2017) UPWP.

MPO staff conduct technical assistance supporting the transportation planning needs of the region as a whole, as well as those of specific cities, towns, and agencies. These studies aim to plan and design both safer travel for all modes and more walkable, bikeable, accessible, and resilient communities.

Each year, the MPO produces a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), which programs studies and other staff work for the federal fiscal year (October 1–September 30). The UPWP work undertaken by MPO staff fulfills several functions:

Thinks Ahead: Conducts research to help the MPO anticipate trends and conditions that help shape the transportation landscape; helps the MPO to understand the relationship between transportation and other issues

The Current UPWP (FFY 2017)

The Boston Region MPO endorsed the FFY 2017 Unified Planning Work Program(pdf)(html) on July 28, 2016. The FHWA- and FTA- approved FFY 2017 UPWP covers transportation-planning activities occurring from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

The Previous UPWP (FFY 2016)

The Boston Region MPO endorsed the FFY 2016 Unified Planning Work Program(pdf)(html) on July 30, 2015. The approved FFY 2016 UPWP covered the MPO's transportation-planning activities from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.